GIRLS BASKETBALL: Greencastle-Antrim falls to Delone Catholic

MCSHERRYSTOWN — A slow start ultimately doomed the Greencastle-Antrim girls basketball team on Monday night, as the Blue Devils lost to Delone Catholic 60-36.

G-A scored just 11 points in the first half, resulting in a 17-point deficit at the intermission before a competitive final two quarters provided a silver lining in the non-league defeat.

"We had a terrible start and we just weren't ever able to overcome it," G-A head coach Mike Rhine said. "We did some really nice things in the third quarter, but they are just a very solid team that pressed us into a lot of mistakes."

Chloe Hoover paced the Blue Devils (6-7) with 12 points followed by six from both Jane Herman and Katie Gelsinger.

"We had some good looks but we simply didn't make enough shots," Rhine explained. "When we moved the ball and did the right thing, we made shots. When they hurried us with their pressure, we struggled. It's all part of the learning experience for a young team and hopefully we can build off it."

Maddie Comly paced the Squires with a game-high 23 points.

"Their point guard (Comly) was amazing," Rhine said. "She made basically every shot she took and was the centerpiece to their excellent ball movement. We're just not quite at their level yet, but hopefully we'll get there."

G-A returns to action on Thursday at Middletown for a non-league contest that was rescheduled from earlier in the year before traveling to Gettysburg for a key Mid-Penn Colonial Division game on Friday.